# Liste de musiciens de musique afro-américaine

Cet article contient une liste des musiciens de musique afro-américaine triés par genre musical.

## Blues
### Blues traditionnel

* Blind Blake
* Blind Boy Fuller
* Blind Lemon Jefferson
* Blind Willie Johnson
* Blind Willie McTell
* Brownie McGhee
* Bukka White
* Charley Patton
* J.B. Lenoir
* Leadbelly
* Mamie Smith
* Mance Lipscomb
* Memphis Minnie
* Mississippi John Hurt
* Reverend Gary Davis
* Robert Johnson
* Skip James
* Son House
* Sonny Boy Williamson I
* Sonny Terry

### Kansas City blues

* Big Joe Turner
* Jay McShann

### Chicago blues

* Albert King
* Bo Diddley
* Buddy Guy
* Elmore James
* Freddie King
* Howlin' Wolf
* John Lee Hooker
* Luther Allison
* Muddy Waters
* Sonny Boy Williamson II

### Texas blues

* Lightnin' Hopkins
* Sonny Terry
* Albert Collins
* Freddie King

### New York blues

* Bill Perry
* Popa Chubby

### Blues moderne (après 1950)

* Albert Collins
* BB King
* Big Mama Thornton
* Bobby Blue Bland
* Clarence Gatemouth Brown
* Eric Clapton
* Etta James
* Guitar Slim
* James Cotton
* Jimi Hendrix
* Jimmy Dawkins
* John Mayall
* Johnny Winter
* Keb Mo
* Keziah Jones
* Koko Taylor
* Lucky Peterson
* Stevie Ray Vaughan
* Taj Mahal
* Willie Dixon

## Gospel

* The Blind Boys of Alabama
* Mahalia Jackson
* Kirk Franklin
* Mary Mary
* Liz Mc Comb
* Kelly Price
* Take 6
* Mario Winans

## Jazz
### Ragtime

* Clarence Williams
* Eddie Condon
* Kenny Ball
* Original Dixieland Jass Band

### Jazz Nouvelle-Orléans

* Bessie Smith
* King Oliver
* Louis Armstrong
* Sidney Bechet
* Jelly Roll Morton
* Kid Ory

### Swing

* The Andrews Sisters
* Art Tatum
* Ben Webster
* Benny Goodman
* Bill Coleman
* Billie Holiday
* Charlie Christian
* Coleman Hawkins
* Count Basie
* Ella Fitzgerald
* Fats Waller
* Freddie Green
* Gene Krupa
* Lester Young
* Lionel Hampton
* Louis Armstrong
* Teddy Wilson
* Tommy Emmanuel
* Django Reinhardt

### Bebop

* Bud Powell
* Charles Mingus
* Charlie Parker
* Clifford Brown
* Dexter Gordon
* Dizzy Gillespie
* Kenny Clarke
* Max Roach
* Miles Davis
* Paul Chambers
* Pierre Michelot
* Oscar Peterson
* Sarah Vaughan
* Tadd Dameron
* Thelonious Monk

### Hard bop

* Art Blakey
* Bill Evans
* Charles Mingus
* Clifford Brown
* Donald Byrd
* Freddie Hubbard
* Horace Silver
* Jackie McLean
* John Coltrane
* Lee Morgan
* Max Roach
* McCoy Tyner
* Miles Davis
* Pat Martino
* Paul Chambers
* Sonny Clark
* Sonny Rollins
* Wayne Shorter

### Post-bop

* Brad Mehldau
* Branford Marsalis
* Charles Mingus
* Charlie Haden
* Chick Corea
* Christian McBride
* Eric Dolphy
* Freddie Hubbard
* Herbie Hancock
* Jim Hall
* Joe Lovano
* Joshua Redman
* Keith Jarrett
* Kenny Garrett
* Pat Metheny
* Ron Carter
* Roy Hargrove
* Sonny Rollins
* Terence Blanchard
* Wayne Shorter
* Wynton Marsalis

### Cool jazz / West Coast jazz

* Art Pepper
* Barney Kessel
* Bob Cooper
* Bud Shank
* Chet Baker
* Chico Hamilton
* Clifford Brown
* Dave Brubeck
* Gerry Mulligan
* Lee Konitz
* Lennie Niehaus
* Lennie Tristano
* Miles Davis
* Russ Freeman
* Shelly Manne
* Shorty Rogers
* Stan Getz

### Modal jazz

* Bill Evans
* Bob Berg
* David Liebman
* Herbie Hancock
* John Coltrane
* Lonnie Liston Smith
* Michael Brecker
* Miles Davis
* Steve Grossman

### Free jazz

* Anthony Braxton
* Archie Shepp
* Cecil Taylor
* Charles Mingus
* Charlie Haden
* Chico Hamilton
* Don Cherry
* Eric Dolphy
* Jackie McLean
* John Coltrane
* Michel Portal
* Ornette Coleman
* Peter Brötzmann
* Pharoah Sanders
* Rahsaan Roland Kirk
* Sonny Sharrock
* Sun Ra

### Avant-garde jazz

* Ambrose Akinmusire
* Andrew Hill
* Avishai Cohen
* The Bad Plus
* Bill Frisell
* Brad Mehldau
* Carla Bley
* Chick Corea
* Dave Holland
* Esbjörn Svensson Trio
* Frank Zappa
* Gary Peacock
* Jack DeJohnette
* Jan Garbarek
* John Abercrombie
* John Zorn
* Keith Jarrett
* Pat Metheny
* Paul Bley
* Stefano Bollani
* Tord Gustavsen

### Soul jazz / Jazz-funk

* Billy Cobham
* Cannonball Adderley
* Donald Byrd
* Gene Ammons
* George Benson
* Grant Green
* Grover Washington, Jr.
* Jack McDuff
* Les McCann
* Lonnie Liston Smith
* Lou Donaldson
* Maceo Parker
* Michael Brecker
* Miles Davis
* Pat Martino
* Ramsey Lewis
* Randy Brecker
* Ray Charles
* Roy Ayers
* Stanley Turrentine
* Wes Montgomery

### Latin jazz

* Antônio Carlos Jobim
* Astrud Gilberto
* Baden Powell
* Bebo Valdés
* Cal Tjader
* Charlie Byrd
* Chucho Valdés
* Dizzy Gillespie
* Eliane Elias
* Gato Barbieri
* João Gilberto
* Mario Bauza
* Michel Camilo
* Mongo Santamaría
* Paquito d'Rivera
* Poncho Sanchez
* Sanja Maas
* Sergio Mendes
* Stan Getz
* Stan Kenton
* Tito Puente

### Jazz manouche

* Angelo Debarre
* Biréli Lagrène
* Boulou Ferré
* Christian Escoudé
* Django Reinhardt
* Elios Ferré
* Raphaël Faÿs
* Romane
* Stéphane Grappelli
* Stochelo Rosenberg
* Sylvain Luc
* Tchavolo Schmitt

### Jazz fusion

* Al Di Meola
* Billy Cobham
* Chick Corea
* Frank Zappa
* George Duke
* Herbie Hancock
* Jack DeJohnette
* Jaco Pastorius
* Jean-Luc Ponty
* Joe Zawinul
* John McLaughlin
* John Scofield
* Larry Coryell
* Mahavishnu Orchestra
* Marcus Miller
* Miles Davis
* Pat Metheny
* Soft Machine
* Spyro Gyra
* Stanley Clarke
* Victor Wooten
* Wayne Shorter
* Weather Report
* Yellowjackets

### Smooth jazz

* Bob James
* Chuck Mangione
* Dave Grusin
* David Sanborn
* Earl Klugh
* George Benson
* George Duke
* Gerald Albright
* Grover Washington, Jr.
* Herb Alpert
* Jeff Lorber
* Joe Sample
* Larry Carlton
* Lee Ritenour
* Marcus Miller
* Norman Brown
* Pat Metheny Group
* The Rippingtons
* Ronny Jordan
* Wes Montgomery

### Nu jazz

* The Cinematic Orchestra
* De-Phazz
* Erik Truffaz
* Jaga Jazzist
* Jazzanova
* Jerome Badini
* Julien Lourau
* Laurent de Wilde
* Llorca
* Nils Petter Molvaer
* NoJazz
* Rubin Steiner
* Sayag Jazz Machine
* Shazz
* St Germain
* Wise

### Jazz vocal

* Al Jarreau
* The Andrews Sisters
* Astrud Gilberto
* Billie Holiday
* Carmen McRae
* Cassandra Wilson
* Dean Martin
* Dee Dee Bridgewater
* Diana Krall
* Dianne Reeves
* Dinah Washington
* Ella Fitzgerald
* Frank Sinatra
* Harry Connick Jr.
* Jamie Cullum
* Julie London
* Lisa Ekdahl
* Louis Armstrong
* Michael Bublé
* Nat King Cole
* Nina Simone
* Patricia Barber
* Sammy Davis Jr.
* Sarah Vaughan
* Stacey Kent
* Tony Bennett

## R&B
### Rhythm and blues

* Big Joe Turner
* Billy Wright
* Chuck Berry
* Fats Domino
* Jimmy Rushing
* King Curtis
* Little Richard
* Nolan Strong & The Diablos
* Roy Brown
* Louis Jordan
* Van Hunt

### Funk

* Alec Mansion
* Babe Ruth
* Billy Ocean
* Bootsy Collins
* Brenda Fassie
* Cameo
* Change
* Chéri (band) (en)
* Chic
* Curtis Mayfield
* James « D-Train » Williams
* Delegation
* Earth, Wind and Fire
* Flowchart
* George Duke
* George Clinton
* Harvey Mason
* The Headhunters
* Heatwave
* Howard Johnson
* Intrigue
* James Brown
* Luther Vandross
* Kool & The Gang
* Lakeside
* Maceo Parker
* Mary Jane Girls
* Michael Jackson
* Mtume
* One Way
* Parliament-Funkadelic
* Prince
* Rick James
* Shalamar
* Secret Weapon (en)
* Sister Sledge
* Skyy
* Sly and The Family Stone
* The Meters
* War
* Zapp

### Quiet storm

* Angela Bofill
* Anita Baker
* Babyface
* Barry White
* Bobby Caldwell
* Brian McKnight
* Chanté Moore
* Gerald Levert
* James Ingram
* Jonathan Butler
* Kenny Lattimore
* Lionel Richie
* Luther Vandross
* Minnie Riperton
* Natalie Cole
* Patti Austin
* Phyllis Hyman
* Rachelle Ferrell
* Randy Crawford
* Regina Belle
* Sade
* Smokey Robinson
* Teddy Pendergrass
* The Commodores
* Will Downing

### New jack swing

* Aaron Hall
* Another Bad Creation
* Bobby Brown
* Bell Biv DeVoe
* Blackstreet
* Boyz II Men
* En Vogue
* Guy
* Janet Jackson
* Johnny Kemp
* Keith Sweat
* New Edition
* Riff
* SWV
* Today (en)
* Tony! Toni! Toné!
* Troop
* Whistle
* Wreckx-N-Effect

### RnB

Le RnB est une musique d'origine afro

### Acid jazz

* Brand New Heavies
* Brooklyn Funk Essentials
* Buckshot LeFonque
* Incognito
* Jamiroquai
* Misty Oldland
* Omar
* Ronny Jordan
* Roy Ayers
* Us3

### Urban

* Akon
* All Saints
* Andania Suri
* Ayushita
* Baby Bash
* Beyoncé Knowles
* The Black Eyed Peas
* Britney Spears
* Cassie
* Chris Brown
* Christina Aguilera
* Christina Milian
* Ciara
* Destiny's Child
* The-Dream
* Fergie
* The Fugees
* Gwen Stefani
* Kat DeLuna
* Keri Hilson
* Janet Jackson
* Jennifer Lopez
* Justin Timberlake
* Leona Lewis
* Lumidee
* Mario Vasquez
* Mariah Carey
* Mis-Teeq
* Mya
* Natasha Bedingfield
* Nelly Furtado
* Nina Sky
* Nivea
* Paula Abdul
* Pharrell Williams
* The Pussycat Dolls
* Rihanna
* Sean Kingston
* Sekar Hapsari
* Selena Gomez
* Shakira
* T-Pain